NI Multisim
| NI Multisim | |
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| Developer | National Instruments Electronics Workbench Group (formerly by Interactive Image Technologies) |
| Stable release | 14.3
/ 2022/04/28 |
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| Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
| Size | ~260mb |
| Available in | English |
| Type | Electronic design automation |
| License | Proprietary EULA |
| Website | www |
NI Multisim (formerly MultiSIM) is an electronic schematic capture and simulation program which is part of a suite of circuit design programs,[1] along with NI Ultiboard. Multisim is one of the few circuit design programs to employ the original Berkeley SPICE based software simulation.[2] Multisim was originally created by a company named Electronics Workbench Group, which is now a division of National Instruments. Multisim includes microcontroller simulation (formerly known as MultiMCU),[3] as well as integrated import and export features to the printed circuit board layout software in the suite, NI Ultiboard.[4]
Multisim is widely used in academia and industry for circuits education, electronic schematic design and SPICE simulation.[5]
History
[edit | edit source]Multisim was originally called Electronics Workbench[6] and created by a company called Interactive Image Technologies.[7] At the time it was mainly used as an educational tool to teach electronics technician and electronics engineering programs in colleges and universities. National Instruments has maintained this educational legacy, with a specific version of Multisim with features developed for teaching electronics.[citation needed]
In 1999, Multisim was integrated with Ultiboard after the original company merged with Ultimate Technology, a PCB layout software company.[citation needed]
In 2005, Interactive Image Technologies was acquired by National Instruments[8] Electronics Workbench Group and Multisim was renamed to NI Multisim.[9]
Pricing
[edit | edit source]| Edition | Price |
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| Power Pro | $4591 |
| Full | $2800 |
| Base | $1773 |
| Education | $628 |
See also
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- Comparison of EDA software
- List of free electronics circuit simulators
- Proteus Design Suite
- Qucs
- NI Ultiboard, the PCB layout software that is integrated with Multisim.
- OrCAD
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Official website
- National Instruments Circuit Design Community Circuit design blog and community to share components, models and footprints
- Download Link for NI Multisim Allows a 30-day evaluation of the software
- Introduction to Multisim Schematic Capture and SPICE Simulation
- Getting Started with NI Ultiboard Archived 10 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
